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Yes, Northfield has a lot to offer. Great schools, great parks, a well-educated population. But the city is probably best known for something that didn’t happen there. Specifically, when a bank didn’t get robbed.

Every fall the city celebrates the fact that the James-Younger Gang was thwarted by local citizens when the outlaws tried to rob a bank in the city. On Sept. 7, 1876, the James-Younger Gang tried to rob the First National Bank of Northfield. Local citizens banded together to prevent the theft, and the rest, as they say, is history.

Northfield is also known for its colleges. A lot of small towns would love to have one well-respected small college within its borders. Northfield definitely has bragging rights in that area, with both Carleton and St. Olaf colleges calling it home. Not bad for a town of just over 20,000.

The two schools serve more than 5,000 students and employ hundreds of faculty and staff members. Forbes Magazine ranked Carleton as the 15th-best college or university in the United States in 2011.

The city maintains 35 parks, which cover more than 400 acres. And the Carleton College Cowling Arboretum — covering 880 acres and located adjacent to the school — offers extensive trails for walking in the summer and cross-country skiing in the winter.

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